tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328506342011-04-21T16:29:09.995-07:00Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17377489365894836172noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850634.post-11120125257411824842008-01-06T21:00:00.000-08:002008-01-08T10:19:47.632-08:00

Unlike in larger scales there seem to be few 2mm scale layouts with working 3-link couplings, and perhaps with good reason. They are small and fiddly - probably not a realistic option where shunting, ie regular coupling / uncoupling is required. (An association member has been working on a neat method that gets round this problem using magnets).But other coupling systems don’t quite reproduce

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First choose your tree. It's much easier to model something (anything) when you know what it looks like, and trees come in many designs. Below are a few examples, and I doubt if the same method could be used to model them all. The following method would probably only work for the 2 middle trees here (lower left one at a pinch) as it tends to produce fan-shaped clumps of foliage. (Warning: this

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Here's my first piece of home-made hedge in place. It's solid enough to be secured with glue underneath.I've tried to match it up with the shop-bought hedge. I don't think the join is too obvious. This is the site of the engine shed (another work in progress).

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That shop-bought hedging looks good, but I won't have enough for the length needed and I'm not sure I can get any more so I'm trying to make something similar for myself. Here's how I'm doing it:Start with Graham Avis textured mat and Continental Models "seamoss"Cut the mat into thin strips and the seamoss into small branchesLay the branches in a hedge-type shapeSoak the strips in dilute PVA glue

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At last a better colour for the wooden fencing. White weathering powder makes the difference. Hedging is from Village Models of Folkestone, UK. Are they still in business?

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